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TxGuitar

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49. We're doing our part in our backyard

Mon Apr 1, 2024, 02:31 PM

Apr 1

Transforming it from grass (St Augustine, awful stuff) to clover and ground cover and planting as many native bee friendly plants as we can. Mexican heather, Texas lantana, some sort of lavender (which I don't think is native but bees absolutely love it; you could hear the buzzing from our lavender patch from 10 feet away sometimes), and a few others that I don't remember the names of, but our backyard buzzes! Also very welcoming to birds and butterflies. It's a great way to do your yard.

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America suddenly has a record number of bees. What happened to colony collapse? [View all] former9thward Apr 1 OP

Oh what glorious news on a cloudy Monday morning!! Leghorn21 Apr 1 #1

My one daughter started keeping bees semi-pro. Apparently, a bunch of hobbyists are starting to do it too. TheBlackAdder Apr 1 #30

Please thank her for helping save the planet, TBAdder!! Leghorn21 Apr 1 #37

Life Mad_Machine76 Apr 1 #2

Everyone read that in Jeff Goldblum's voice, right? Clash City Rocker Apr 1 #26

I hope so Mad_Machine76 Apr 1 #34

Totally. Aristus Apr 1 #64

Could this be a result of the Mossfern Apr 1 #3

I think they linked collapse to pesticides too. Maybe farmers stopped using some of them? Takket Apr 1 #6

I think roundup use has fallen maxsolomon Apr 1 #25

Roundup/glyphosate isn't an insecticide, it's an herbicide. Nicotinoid insecticides were believed to be one of the main Martin68 Apr 1 #45

We're doing our part in our backyard TxGuitar Apr 1 #49

Get a Melochia tomentosa Habitation Apr 2 #66

Don't say they're coming over the Southern border too ? 😮 OnDoutside Apr 1 #4

Oh no! Migrant bees polluting the genuine American ones? The horror of it! Build a 1000 ft tall wall to keep 'em out. Wonder Why Apr 1 #11

I dare not check RW news ! OnDoutside Apr 1 #13

Just a quick note here Mossfern Apr 1 #50

Fox will be abuzz about the "Southern Sting" CaptainTruth Apr 1 #20

Not only are they coming over the Southern Border... WinstonSmith4740 Apr 1 #29

Very good ! OnDoutside Apr 1 #31

The USA will no longer accept non-Aryan bees. Alien bee traffickers are ungodly Ping Tung Apr 1 #47

Bee Caravans! sop Apr 1 #51

Polluting the pure Murcan honey! Thunderbeast Apr 1 #58

What's worse is that they are AFRICANIZED!!1! JoseBalow Apr 1 #65

That's great news!!! Since we depend on these little guys for food. Takket Apr 1 #5

And don't forget LIFE! No bees, no pollination, no fruit, no animals...... you should get the point! usaf-vet Apr 1 #9

Honey Bees are managed by bee keepers... getagrip_already Apr 1 #7

Yes, my daughter the ecologist taught me that Sky Jewels Apr 1 #24